Curriculum (in course binder Tab 2 and on flash drive)
Includes all teaching notes and background information to teach the course. Pairs with Silica in Construction PowerPoint presentation and Laminated slides
PowerPoint presentations (on flash drive)
Silica in Construction (110 slides) matches Curriculum
Silica Jeopardy Review Game (42 slides)
PowerPoint slides reference hardcopy
Silica in Construction handout with space for notes (in course binder Tab 2)
Silica Jeopardy Answer Key and Game Board (back pocket of course binder)
Videos (on flash drive)
"Silica Exposure" (2 minutes) Worksafe BC
"Silica in Construction—from danger to safety" (8 minutes) SBCTC
"Eliminate the Hazard—McCarthy Drilling Project" (7 minutes) SBCTC
Audio (on flash drive)
Union Bricklayers testimony regarding health effects caused by exposure to silica dust (3:40 minutes) International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Crafts
10 Laminated Slides (front pocket of course binder)
OVERALL TRAINING OBJECTIVES By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
1. Understand what silica is and where it occurs in building materials.
2. Recognize silica hazards and identify tasks/equipment that create exposure to harmful levels of respirable crystalline silica dust.
3. Describe potential health effects and the signs/symptoms of over-exposure to crystalline silica dust.
4. Identify engineering and work practice controls, and personal protective equipment (PPE) that protect workers from over-exposure to crystalline silica dust.
5. Understand the basic requirements of the new 2016 OSHA Silica Standard for Construction.
6. Use best practices when working with and around crystalline silica.
-Learn basic components of new standard for construction
-What workers can expect on-the-job as employers comply with the standard
Total time: Approximately 3.25 hours
Preparing to Teach This Training The curriculum is designed to guide you through the entire training with key talking points, background information, activities, and prompting questions to engage the class. The goal of the training is to educate workers about the risks and hazards involved in working with respirable crystalline silica. It is important that workers know when they are likely to be exposed to the hazard; the serious, permanent harm silica dust can cause to their health; what controls should be implemented to protect them; and best practices for assuring they are working safely.
Specialized technical knowledge is not necessary to teach this course. With proper preparation, foremen, union staff, apprenticeship instructors, and others can present the material. The Train-the-Trainer (TOT) class is designed to prepare participants to teach the curriculum by experiencing the training first-hand as well as receiving supplemental technical information from expert guest speakers and teaching tips and adult learning information.
The course is flexible and can be presented in different ways. Feel free to adapt it to your own situation. The minimum recommended training session is 30 minutes. You can use specific modules that are most relevant to your training needs, or present the entire course in one 3.5 hour class.
Laminated Slides: We have provided 10 laminated double-sided slides that can be useful for presenting training at a job site where it is not feasible to use PowerPoint or video. We selected 20 slides from the course PowerPoint that cover essential information from each training module. Use the curriculum talking points with these slides to present a shorter, basic training or refresher class. They may be also work well in conjunction with a tailgate training or toolbox talk.
PRACTICE! However you decide to present this training, it is always essential to study the curriculum and rehearse your presentation before holding a class. The curriculum provides a level of detail designed to provide the information you need to competently teach the material. Some of this information is intended to enhance the trainer's understanding of the concepts. You may choose to target only key points in your training as outlined at the beginning of each section and as shown on the PowerPoint slides.
If you have any questions or need help using this material, please contact the SBCTC Project Coordinator whose contact information is listed in the front of your binder.
What you need to present this training:
Flash drive provided at the TOT class—(PowerPoint files)
Computer and LCD projector for PowerPoint presentation